# What´s New In History: Did you know the Vikings were in North America for 350 years??

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Podcast: [Fan of History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fan-of-history-741603)
Published: 2026-04-22T08:26:37+00:00
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The algorithm gods served me a video with hard evidence that the Northmen didn't just stop in for a quick visit and leave.  New research into Viking-age wood is shedding light on something much bigger: how often the Greenland Norse were really crossing into North America—and for how long. So I texted Thomas, who knows his way around Scandinavian timber, to break down what the wood evidence tells us about Viking trade, travel, and survival. And he gives us a LOT more than that! And then we get to the big question: what actually happened to the remaining Norwegians in Greenland? Did they disappear… or did some of them make their way into the New World for good? Video that started it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mG2ciX8UlY Norwegian Brown Cheese is a real thing. You'll have to listen to understand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunost Buy me a coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/whatsnewinhistory This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel!! www.youtube.com/@WhatsNewinHistory If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory Contact information: E-mail: zimwaupodcast@gmail.com http://facebook.com/fanofhistory https://twitter.com/danhorning https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/ Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at  http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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